Renewable energy projects in Cannock Chase
4 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Cannock Chase (REPD, July 2026 extract): 1 pending, 0 approved but not running, 0 operational and 1 refused.
4projects in the council area
1awaiting a decision
0approved, not running
0operational
How Cannock Chase decides
Cannock Chase has 1 decided solar, wind or battery application in REPD — too few for a refusal rate (we show one from 10 decisions). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decisions were refusals.
Projects in Cannock Chase
Projects of 1 MW and more (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Lane, Pelsallbattery storage | battery storage | 100 | refusedupdated Jun 2026 | Jul 2025 | refused May 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Former Rugeley Power Stationbattery storage | battery storage | 49.9 | abandonedupdated Aug 2019 | May 2017 | — | Aug 2019 |
| Bleak Housewind farm | wind farm | 6.5 | application withdrawnupdated Aug 2010 | Jan 2008 | — | Aug 2010 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (1)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finning Limited, Watling Street Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Aug 2023 | Jul 2023 | — | Aug 2023 |
Postcode districts in Cannock Chase
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Cannock Chase by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.